Estimate: 200,000 tourists will be lost in July and August 2006
Air Transport
30.07.06
Estimate: 200,000 tourists will be lost in July and August 2006
passengers arrivals at Ben-Gurion Airport over the first three weeks of July fell 5%
Arkia Israel Airlines to operate on TLV - Paris route?
Air Transport
30.07.06
Arkia Israel Airlines to operate on TLV - Paris route?
At present, El Al Israel Airlines is the only Israeli airline with designated carrier status on the Tel Aviv-Paris route
El Al issued a profit warning for the second quarter of 2006
Air Transport
24.07.06
El Al issued a profit warning for the second quarter of 2006
El Al Israel Airlines issued a profit warning last week indicating that hostilities in the Middle East, increased competition and rising jet fuel costs, will lead to a full-year loss
El Al to inaugurate direct flights to Los Angeles
Air Transport
17.07.06
El Al to inaugurate direct flights to Los Angeles
El Al Israel Airlines plans to inaugurate direct flights to Los Angeles and Miami, as part of the company's new route configuration designed to maintain profitability
in favor of open skies. Mofaz
Air Transport
17.07.06
Mofaz pledges supports for open skies policy
Minister of Transport Shaul Mofaz announced his commitment to support open skies policy which will bring many tourists to Israel and lower air fares for Israeli traveling community
Oded Feller. The time is right
Air Transport
17.07.06
Feller: "New operators will be able to revive Haifa Airport"
Feller added the time was right to open the airport to new operators which will offer not only internal flights but also international flights
Israel and the Ukraine: new bilateral air service agreement signed
Air Transport
10.07.06
Israel and the Ukraine: new bilateral air service agreement signed
Gideon Siterman Director-General of the Transportation and Road Safety Ministryannounced last week that Israel and the Ukraine had signed a new bilateral air service agreement (ASA)
Israel Airports Authority completed improvements to Eilat Airport
Air Transport
10.07.06
Israel Airports Authority completed improvements to Eilat Airport
The arrivals lounge had been expanded and the departures lounge had been refurbished. An additional parking strip, costing over NIS 2 million had neen laid
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